At my appointment this week my doctor could tell I was getting frustrated. I was miserable and felt like for sure I was in labor. I've done this before and I thought for sure I was in labor on Sunday. Its the worst being sent home, especially since this was my FOURTH baby! He said that he can't technically induce me since I wasn't 38 weeks yet but if I wanted to come back on Thursday he could see if there is any change and he'd strip my membranes. He said he could do so enough to get me started.
I was so torn on what to do. I know babies are meant to be in utero for 40 weeks, but I honestly felt like my body was in labor and I was getting completely worn down mentally and physically. I also have been told I 'cook my babies faster' And since I've never once made it to my due date...I believe this to be true. I made the decision to wait and see if I had changed any at my appointment and then if I did, I'd let him try to get me going.
I booked a pedicure the day before just incase it worked. I also was in charge of helping at our quarterly meeting on Wednesday so that evening at the church was a long one.
Thursday morning my appointment was at 9:45. Josh was excited and told me that I should let him do it and hopefully we'd have a baby by that night.
I was checked and told that he didn't think I had changed any. What do you want to do he said. I still didn't know. When he was about to leave, I blurted out to 'just do it' and we will see! It was painful, just like I remember...but it worked before with Brynn so I thought we could at least try. I was dilated to a 2 at this point and he tried to stretch me to a 3. It hurt so bad he said after he didn't think he stretched it enough. I went home not feeling like it probably wouldn't work this time...
....I was wrong.
1 comments:
Ohhh love how you left us hanging there at the end! Glad you could pamper yourself a bit before baby came!
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